Commentary for Bava Metzia 164:2
אבא שאול אומר מותר לאדם להשכיר משכונו של עני להיות פוחת והולך: אמר רב חנן בר אמי אמר שמואל הלכה כאבא שאול ואף אבא שאול לא אמר אלא במרא ופסל וקרדום הואיל ונפיש אגרייהו וזוטר פחתייהו:
ABBA SAUL SAID: ONE MAY HIRE OUT THE PLEDGE OF A POOR MAN, FIXING A PRICE AND PROGRESSIVELY DIMINISHING THE DEBT. R. Hanan b. Ammi said in Samuel's name: The <i>halachah</i> is as Abba Saul. But even Abba Saul ruled thus only in respect of a hoe, mattock, and axe, since their hiring fee is large whilst their depreciation is small. <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF A MAN [A BAILEE] MOVED A BARREL FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER AND BROKE IT, WHETHER HE IS A PAID OR AN UNPAID BAILEE, HE MUST SWEAR.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it was due to negligence. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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